ClubstoHire to sponsor stars at Paddy Harrington golf school

ClubstoHire.com has agreed a clothing sponsorship deal with the prestigious Paddy Harrington golf school in County Kildare

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ClubstoHire.com has agreed a clothing sponsorship deal with the prestigious Paddy Harrington golf school in County Kildare.

The club rental company - which opened in 2010 thanks to investment from Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley - will sponsor garments worn by the stars of the academy's Paddy Harrington Golf Scholarship.

The scholarship programme - based at 2013 Irish Open host venue Carton House - is regarded as the best of its kind in Ireland.

"As a brand ambassador for ClubstoHire, I'm delighted the company is supporting the Paddy Harrington scholarship programme, where some of the very best young Irish golfers are developing," said McGinley.

Barry Fennelly, manager of the programme, said: "We're extremely grateful for the support ClubstoHire has given us and look forward to working with them in the future to build our reputation in the sport."

ClubstoHire stocks the latests sets of golf clubs from some of golf's leading brands from its 16 locations throughout Europe.

"It's a privilege to support the Scholarship at NUI Maynooth," said Tony Judge, CEO of ClubstoHire.

"Although we're expanding internationally, our roots are firmly based in Ireland and we're proud to be a small part of the next generation of Irish stars."

Nick Bonfield
Features Editor

Nick Bonfield joined Golf Monthly in 2012 after graduating from Exeter University and earning an NCTJ-accredited journalism diploma from News Associates in Wimbledon. He is responsible for managing production of the magazine, sub-editing, writing, commissioning and coordinating all features across print and online. Most of his online work is opinion-based and typically centres around the Majors and significant events in the global golfing calendar. Nick has been an avid golf fan since the age of ten and became obsessed with the professional game after watching Mike Weir and Shaun Micheel win The Masters and PGA Championship respectively in 2003. In his time with Golf Monthly, he's interviewed the likes of Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose, Jose Maria Olazabal, Henrik Stenson, Padraig Harrington, Lee Westwood and Billy Horschel and has ghost-written columns for Westwood, Wayne Riley, Matthew Southgate, Chris Wood and Eddie Pepperell. Nick is a 12-handicap golfer and his favourite courses include Old Head, Sunningdale New, Penha Longha, Valderrama and Bearwood Lakes. If you have a feature pitch for Nick, please email nick.bonfield@futurenet.com with 'Pitch' in the subject line. Nick is currently playing: Driver: TaylorMade M1 Fairway wood: TaylorMade RBZ Stage 2 Hybrid: Ping Crossover Irons (4-9): Nike Vapor Speed Wedges: Cleveland CBX Full Face, 56˚, Titleist Vokey SM4, 60˚ Putter: testing in progress! Ball: TaylorMade TP5x